A new study has uncovered the universal dynamics far from equilibrium in randomly interacting spin models, thereby complementing the well-established universality in low-energy equilibrium physics. The study, recently published in Nature Physics, was the result of a collaborative effort involving the research group led by Prof. Du Jiangfeng and Prof. Peng Xinhua at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), along with the theoretical groups of Prof. Zhai Hui from Tsinghua University and Dr. Zhang Pengfei from Fudan University.

Professor Stephen Blundell from the Department of Physics at the University of Oxford has been awarded the 2024 Institute of Physics Lawrence Bragg Medal and Prize. The IOP gold medal recognises Professor Blundell’s contributions to physics scholarship and education through the publication of widely-used and influential physics textbooks.

A research team led by Academician Guo Guangcan, Prof. GUO Guoping and Prof. LI Haiou from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), collaborating with Researcher ZHANG Jianjun from the Institute of Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) achieved coherent population trapping (CPT) in a semiconductor double quantum dot (DQD) system. Their work was published in Nano Letters.

A new study has uncovered important behavior in the flow of electric current through quantum superconductors, potentially advancing the development of future technologies like quantum computing.

erra Quantum, a global leader in quantum technology, today announced the successful demonstration of a new type of superconductivity – a significant breakthrough in physics and superconducting technology. “Type III” superconductors feature superconducting islands separated by non-superconducting regions, resulting in unique magnetic and electrical properties.

Led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) with Sandia National Laboratories as the lead partner, QSA brings together an ecosystem of 15 institutions in North America. With over 60 principal investigators, 130 staff, 91 postdocs, and 139 students, QSA advances national particle physics research by co-designing across institutions.

Imagine walking into a room where several different grandfather clocks hang on the walls, each ticking at a different pace. Quantum physicists at the University of Colorado Boulder and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have essentially recreated that room at the scale of atoms and electrons. The team's advancement could pave the way for new kinds of optical atomic clocks, devices that track the passage of time by measuring the natural "ticking" of atoms.

The strength of a coupling between nuclear spins depends on chirality, or handedness, of the molecule, according to a new study by researchers at UCLA, Arizona State University, Penn State, MIT and Technische Universität Dresden. The study also revealed that in chiral molecules of a given handedness – whether it is a left- or right-handed molecule – the nuclear spin tends to align in one specific direction. In molecules with the opposite chirality, such as right-handedness, the spin aligns in the opposite direction.

In a Nature Reviews Physics perspective article, researchers overview the latest advances regarding quantum phenomena within attosecond science, which are often overlooked despite their potential to influence experimental and theoretical outcomes.

And now, we can say that this strange effect is much more ubiquitous than we previously expected as the Trinity QuSys team, led by Prof. John Goold from the School of Physics, has just published a fascinating research paper in the journal Physical Review Letters. The paper outlines their breakthrough in understanding the effect in the very different – and extremely complex – world of quantum physics.